Receiving, Responding, Rejoicing

Receiving, Responding, Rejoicing

On Reformation Day, Pastor Steve and I held a conversational sermon about God’s activity in our lives – some of the ways we receive God’s goodness, respond to Christ’s grace, and rejoice in the Spirit. Here, I’d like to share a few more thoughts along these...
Teeniors

Teeniors

I was listening to NPR a couple weeks ago and heard a story about a little business in New Mexico. It was called Teeniors… a start up that pairs tech savvy teens with seniors having a problem understanding the new-fangled technology in the world. Although its...
New Liturgy

New Liturgy

“Come and gather beneath the tree of life. Come and gather beneath the tree of life—root of wisdom, branch of peace, fruit of healing and release. Come and gather beneath the tree of life.”—Tree of Life by Marty Haugen Music is an important part of worship. The music...
Remember Your StarWord

Remember Your StarWord

Remember that Sunday in January? When I asked you all to pick up a star and on it was your very own StarWord? I’m wondering how it’s going. Because that word was meant just for you. The Spirit worked through a small piece of paper so that you might be aware of God’s...

A New January Endeavor

I have had two big dreams for ministry. The first is families switching kids during worship — I don’t see that happening anytime soon. The second, however, is about to come to fruition. The second involves everyone: families, individuals, pastors, those who are home...